For my LEAP 4 I decided to create a screencast and a podcast. Screencast: For my screencast I was inspired by ESPN’s weekly top 10 countdown.  With that being said, I created a propaganda Top 5 countdown of my favorite topics from the semester, including a reading from each week and my own finds to… Continue reading LEAP 4!

I worked with Taylor Giaccone to analyze, as well as compare and contrast two examples of propaganda.  The first example was a example from the 1940s, the well-known Rosie the Riveter.  The other examples were two of the Stress Test campaign commercials by Secret Deodorant.  We created an academic compare and contrast paper as well… Continue reading LEAP 3!

Should Nazi propaganda films still be banned? Absolutely not.  This question immediately made me think of the quote, “those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.”  These films must be shown to serve as educational examples of the thinking and attitudes that enforced Nazi ideas for years, may arguably still today.  A… Continue reading Ban Nazi Propaganda Films in 2017?

I chose to analyze an advertisement from the Mind Over Media website for a HVP (Human Papilloma Virus) that was created by Merck. Click on the screenshot below to see my screencast! Script Draft: (I added some more information as i was recording) My name is Kalyn Haver and I chose to analyze an advertisement… Continue reading LEAP 2 Screencast

VII: Tactic #4 “Help Them Trick Their Readers” Tactic 4 talk about using loaded questions as headlines to draw in readers.  Basically bloggers don’t care about what you get out of their blog posts, or that you agree or disagree…all they want is for you to click on their blog post because that is how… Continue reading Trust Me I’m Lying Chapter Summaries

  When I hear the term propaganda I immediately think of being in middle school and learning about how Hitler influenced the German people decades ago.  I’m often unaware of the modern instances of propaganda in my own life.  However, when I sat down and thought about it there are many examples of propaganda I… Continue reading Propaganda In My Life